Test Your Gunma Knowledge!

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Test Your Gunma Knowledge!

Are you a true Gunma enthusiast? Put your knowledge to the test with our fun and engaging quiz designed specifically for fans of this beautiful Japanese prefecture. Discover fascinating facts and learn new things about Gunma!

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20 Questions5 MinutesCreated by ExploringMountains21

This famous band's lead singer is from Isesaki, Gunma.

Mr. Children

One OK Rock

Backnumber

AKB48

Gunma has several famous udon dishes. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Hoto

Himokawa

Mizusawa

Okkirikomi

The Gunma-chan we know today went through drastic changes in 2008. What was the original character called?

Yuma-chan

Jomo-chan

Gun-kun

Gooma-chan

The 2021 Gunma-chan anime debut sparked 2 controversies during its initial run. What was NOT one of them?

Gunma-chan's biological sex

Theft

Children encouraged to lie to their parents

Gambling

This Jomo Karuta card changes periodically; locals say they can tell someone's approximate age based on which version of the card they have memorized.

Ý� (Two million working together, Gunma's people)

Ý� (The longest river in Kanto, the Tone River.)

Ý� (The capital of Gunma and city of silk, Maebashi.)

Ý� (The top producer of cocoons and silk in Japan.)

There are 3 locations in Pokemon Red/Blue's Kanto Region that are thought to be based on real places in Gunma. Which is one of them?

Pallet Town

Cerulean City

Pewter City

Saffron City

Which of the following are examples of Gunma-ben (Gunma dialect Japanese)?

Ý�㝆㝪ん？(㝝㝆㝧㝙㝋？)

Ͻ�㝠ん㝹㝇 (～㝧㝗ょ㝆？)

Ý�ー㝭 (㝪る㝻㝩)

All of the above

Which Gunma mountain has claimed more deaths than Mt. Everest back in the 1930s

Mt. Akagi

Asama

Tanigawadake

Mt. Myogi

At 70 meters underground, this train station's platform is the deepest one in all of Japan.

Doai Station

Gunma-Yawata Station

Yokokawa Station

Minakami Station

This shrine is unique in that you walk downstairs rather than upstairs to enter it. It is the only one on the entire Honshu island and one of only 3 nationwide.

Haruna Shrine

Nukisaki Shrine

Morinji Shrine

Akagi Shrine

This traditional Japanese doll is said to originate in Takasaki, Gunma.

Kokeshi Doll

Hina Doll

Hakata Doll

Daruma Doll

Shibukawa, Gunma holds a festival based on this part of the body.

Bellybutton

Neck

Stomach

Elbow

Gunma women are said to be especially strong; where did the saying originate from?

From being strict mothers in the home

From working in factories during WW2

From working in the fields alongside their husbands

From walking many kilometers even during winter to sell goods in markets

This onsen claims to have invented the onsen mark (the one with the three squiggly lines).

Isobe Onsen

Kusatsu Onsen

Shima Onsen

Ikaho Onsen

When the Tomioka Silk Mill first opened, it was a struggle to find women willing to work there. Stories claim that they were afraid of the French who also worked there; why?

They had never interacted with foreigners before

They were afraid of getting sick from eating the stinky cheese brought over from France

They were worried that the French would invade and take over Japan

They had never seen red wine before and thought the French were vampires drinking human blood

Test Your Gunma Knowledge!

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